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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech T34B · Newport Beach, CA · August 30, 1980

Date
August 30, 1980 · 13:00 local
Place
Newport Beach, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N91370
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUA20
Reported as
Beech T34B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
470 total26 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flying low over ocean fog, pilot was distracted by loose object on floor failed to check altitude, decended into fo

As the FAA filed it

FLYING LOW OVER OCEAN FOG, PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY LOOSE OBJECT ON FLOOR FAILED TO CHECK ALTITUDE, DECENDED INTO FO

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.